Alngith dialect
Alngith is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Alngith people. Its date of extinction is unknown.[2] Phonologically, this language variety is very similar to the related variety Linngithigh, the only difference being that this language has the process of metathesis whereas Linngithigh does not.[3]
| Alngith | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Alngith, Winduwinda |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aid |
| Glottolog | alng1239 |
| AIATSIS[1] | Y32 |
| ELP | Alngith |
References
- Y32 Alngith at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Alngith dialect at Ethnologue (20th ed., 2017)
- Kenneth Hale, 1976, Phonological Developments in Particular Northern Paman Languages, pp.12-13
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